The graduates struggling to find jobs - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service

India has the biggest youth population in the world and more and more people are graduating from colleges and universities. 5 million people are coming out of education each year, but nearly 40% of graduates aged between 15-25 can’t get a job. In fact, the unemployment rates are way higher for graduates than for people who are less educated. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM White-collar job creation - graduate office jobs - has fallen from 11% growth before 2020 to just 1% today, according to Naukri Jobspeak Index. Big employers like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipro are all cutting jobs or freezing recruitment. And AI is also playing a role here. The Indian government estimates that by 2031, AI could eliminate close to three million IT and customer service jobs. So what’s it like to be an unemployed graduate in India right now? How do you get through the daily grind of job applications and interviews? How do you deal with pressure from your family to find a job? We chat to Karmanya Batra, Anjali Mekala and Bhadra Ashok Kumar. 00:00 Intro 01:16 Meet the graduates from across India 01:57 Applying nonstop 02:37 Searching for a job for nearly a year 03:16 Why are so many graduates unemployed in India? 03:48 Thousands applying for a single role 04:31 More degrees, fewer jobs - is India overqualified? 05:00 Pressure to study more and collect degrees 06:51 How AI is changing the job market 08:28 AI creating new jobs but raising skill barriers 09:02 What changes graduates want to see 10:13 Advice and motivation for fellow graduates Watch more episodes from What in the World here 👉🏽 • What in the World Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Iqra Farooq Producers: Ash Mohamed and Julia Ross-Roy Video producer: Baldeep Chahal Editor: Verity Wilde ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 / bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 / bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 / bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #ai #aijobs #jobmarket